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LKQ Corporation Acquires Northeast Aftermarket Businesses

LKQ Corporation Acquires Northeast Aftermarket Businesses

CHICAGO, Jan. 3 -- LKQ Corporation today announced that it acquired on December 31, 2005 Fit-Rite Body Parts and its affiliated companies that include Accu-Parts, B & D Automotive International, Pennsylvania Collision Parts and Fit Master Body Parts. Fit- Rite operates in the aftermarket collision automotive replacemen ... Continue reading

Bluetooth(TM) phones driving growth of PEIKER vehicle hands-free in North America

Bluetooth(TM) phones driving growth of PEIKER vehicle hands-free in North America

IRVING, Texas, Jan. 2 -- PEIKER acustic, Inc., which pioneered Bluetooth(TM) vehicle hands-free technology five years ago in Europe, says its 2005 worldwide sales of conventional and wireless hands-free kits reached the 500,000 threshold, in part due to strong North American growth. PEIKER supplies the hands-free kits, ... Continue reading

Solutia Automotive Presents Colored and Metallic Vanceva(R) Laminated Glass for the Aftermarket at the LA Auto Show

Solutia Automotive Presents Colored and Metallic Vanceva(R) Laminated Glass for the Aftermarket at the LA Auto Show

WHAT: Solutia Automotive presents colored and metallic Vanceva(R) Laminated Glass for the aftermarket, Vanceva(R) brand advanced interlayers for OEM application at LA Auto Show WHEN: January 4-15, 2006 WHO: Solutia Automotive WHERE: Booth #K440 Kentia Hall LA Auto Show Los Angeles Convention Center Details: Solutia wil ... Continue reading

Solutia Automotive Presents the Future in Automotive Glass at Design Los Angeles

Solutia Automotive Presents the Future in Automotive Glass at Design Los Angeles

WHAT: Solutia Automotive presents the future in automotive glass; Citroen C4 with "concept glass" makes exclusive U.S. appearance WHEN: January 5, 2006 WHO: Solutia Automotive WHERE: Solutia Automotive Booth Mezzanine outside media lounge LA Auto Show Los Angeles Convention Center Details: Visitors to Solutia Automotiv ... Continue reading

Delphi Provides Satellite Radio Receivers For Canada

Delphi Provides Satellite Radio Receivers For Canada

LAS VEGAS, Jan. 2 -- Delphi Corp. has begun producing satellite radios for the Canadian market, company officials said here today at the 2006 International Consumer Electronics Show. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20020315/DEF002LOGO ) In Canada, Delphi now supplies receivers to automakers that offer satell ... Continue reading

Microsoft at 2006 International Consumer Electronics Show

Microsoft at 2006 International Consumer Electronics Show

Bill Gates to Deliver Keynote Address at CES 2006. REDMOND, Wash., Jan. 2 -- Microsoft Corp. has planned the following press activities for 2006 International Consumer Electronics Show (CES), to be held in Las Vegas, Jan. 5-8. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20000822/MSFTLOGO ) Bill Gates' Keynote Address Ti ... Continue reading

DEC Junior Executives Hosts 'Technology Inside the Vehicle' Jan. 11, 2006

DEC Junior Executives Hosts 'Technology Inside the Vehicle' Jan. 11, 2006

DETROIT, Jan. 2 -- Cutting-edge technology inside vehicles will be the focus of the 2006 Detroit Economic Club (DEC) Auto Show Panel discussion on Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2006 at 7 p.m. at Compuware World Headquarters, One Campus Martius, Detroit. "Technology inside the Vehicle," is coordinated by DEC Junior Executives and ... Continue reading

Lubrizol Sells Engine Control Systems Business

Lubrizol Sells Engine Control Systems Business

CLEVELAND, Dec. 29 -- The Lubrizol Corporation announced today that it has signed an agreement for the sale of its Engine Control Systems (ECS) business, with facilities located in Canada, the U.S. and Sweden, to CapitalWorks, an equity firm based in Cleveland, Ohio. Grace Matthews, Inc. advised Lubrizol on the transac ... Continue reading

VoiceBox Technologies and XM Satellite Radio Join Forces to Provide Conversational Voice-Driven XM Experience to Auto Market

VoiceBox Technologies and XM Satellite Radio Join Forces to Provide Conversational Voice-Driven XM Experience to Auto Market

SEATTLE--Dec. 29, 2005-- Voice Search Technology to Offer Consumers Easy-to-Use Experience and One-Stop Access to Digital Entertainment and Information VoiceBox(R) Technologies Inc., developers of the world's first conversational voice search technology, and XM Satellite Radio , the nation's leading satellite radio ser ... Continue reading

2006 CES: XM Satellite Radio to Unveil XM Advanced Services Vehicle

2006 CES: XM Satellite Radio to Unveil XM Advanced Services Vehicle

WASHINGTON, Dec. 29 -- XM Satellite Radio, the nation's leading satellite radio company, will unveil the XM Advanced Services vehicle, a concept car featuring in-car video, voice command, weather alerts, parking space locator, and other exciting new innovations next week at the 2006 Consumer Electronics Show (CES). (Lo ... Continue reading

2006 LA AUTO SHOW: Al & Ed's Autosound to Design the State-of-the-Art Mobile Entertainment System

2006 LA AUTO SHOW: Al & Ed's Autosound to Design the State-of-the-Art Mobile Entertainment System

VAN NUYS, Calif.--Dec. 29, 2005-- Leading Installer and System Integrator Transforms the Mark V Jetta Interior into All-in-One Entertainment Vehicle Al & Ed's Autosound, Southern California's oldest and largest mobile electronics and communications specialist, demonstrates "mobile electronics artwork" on the 2006 Proje ... Continue reading

Amerityre Issues Update on Polyurethane Truck Retread Initiatives

Amerityre Issues Update on Polyurethane Truck Retread Initiatives

BOULDER CITY, Nev., Dec. 29 -- Amerityre Corporation (BULLETIN BOARD: AMTY) announced that it has achieved positive results from both independent laboratory and field testing of polyurethane retreads on truck tires. Amerityre has conducted a series of "pull" tests at an independent laboratory to test the adhesion of th ... Continue reading

Michelin Announces Safety Recall - To date, no accidents or injuries reported in North America

Michelin Announces Safety Recall - To date, no accidents or injuries reported in North America

GREENVILLE, S.C., Dec. 29, 2005; Michelin North America has notified the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) and Transport Canada that it is recalling approximately 6,500 Michelin® Pilot® Sport 255/35ZR20 97Y Extra Load tires in the United States and Canada. This recall involves these specific tire ... Continue reading

Congress Passes Bill Including $2.1 Million in 2006 for Hybrid Electric Military Vehicle Research & Development

Congress Passes Bill Including $2.1 Million in 2006 for Hybrid Electric Military Vehicle Research & Development

PROVO, Utah--Dec. 29, 2005--Raser Technologies, Inc. (PCX:RZ) ("Raser"), a technology licensing company that develops and licenses advanced electric motor, electronic motor drive and related technologies, today acknowledged the passage of HR2863 on December 21. With this final bill approved by Congress, it is anticipat ... Continue reading

ECD Announces Ovonyx and Samsung Sign Technology Licensing Agreement for Phase-Change Memory

ECD Announces Ovonyx and Samsung Sign Technology Licensing Agreement for Phase-Change Memory

ROCHESTER HILLS, Mich., Dec. 28 -- Energy Conversion Devices, Inc. (ECD Ovonics) is pleased to announce that Ovonyx, Inc., its 39.5%-owned joint venture, and Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. have entered into a long-term license agreement under Ovonyx' intellectual property relating to Ovonic Universal Memory (OUM) thin-f ... Continue reading

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